Inch by inch and block by block, cities around the world are beginning to break up the half-century-long monopoly the private automobile
One of my all-time favorite articles from the spot-on satirical publication The Onion ran under this brilliant headline: “Report: 98 Percent of
Revered for far more than its contribution to Indian civilization, the Ganges represents the goddess of salvation, Ganga. As a symbol of
Impressionist painter Claude Monet was able to see beauty in the swirl of fog encompassing Britain’s Houses of Parliament at the end
The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority signed a deal in September to set up an environmental impact bond, the first of its
Every year, Montreal transforms more of its streets into public spaces where people can rub shoulders with their neighbours without worrying about car traffic. Block
A familiar sight in the French Alps, gondolas are beginning to emerge as a popular addition to the mass transit systems of
More and more Canadian cities are coming to a simple conclusion: they’ve got too much darn parking. As a recent City of Ottawa video quips:
Held up as a model for sustainable living, Vancouver has charted a different path from most other North American cities over the
Voters in Los Angeles County in November overwhelmingly approved Measure M, a ballot initiative that increases the local sales tax to pay
A bill passed by the National Assembly of Quebec last October establishes minimum sales targets for electric, rechargeable and hybrid vehicles, also
American cities still have a long way to go before they’re considered safe for people of all ages and abilities to bike.
By 2030, the United States will demolish 82 billion square feet of existing building space to create new and modern structures. While some
Oslo’s city government has issued an ambitious “climate budget” with the intent of halving its carbon emissions from 1990 levels by 2020,
Over the last 40 years, hundreds of millions of people in China have escaped poverty as this enormous nation urbanized and became
The craziness of Vancouver’s real estate market, now the subject of frantic political attention, has revealed a rare kind of metric in
Faced with dangerous levels of smog, cities across Europe are starting to implement harsh crackdowns on diesel cars. Paris voted in late
Many residents of American cities can’t escape the high cost of parking, even if they don’t own cars. Thanks to policies like
Surprising many in the architectural community, this year’s prestigious Pritzker Prize went to Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena. Though the award – often regarded as
Two guys walk into a bar…and go on to create Southwest Airlines. According to this durable snippet of too-good-to-fact-check corporate lore, the
This is the story of a river at a crossroads. Well, three rivers, actually: The Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint rivers form a
Barcelona is re-designing its streets; city planners released a new plan that takes city spaces back from cars, for the people. Re-orienting
American census data released in March has refuted two persistent assumptions about changing U.S. lifestyles – that more Americans are moving into
One of the largest river restoration projects in U.S. history is back on track following two agreements in April to take down
There is very little to love about Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway. The six-lane highway that runs 18 kilometres along the shore of Lake
Cities routinely rake up tens of millions of dollars from their urban forests annually in ways that are not always obvious. Leafy
This article was originally published on StreetsBlogUSA. Boris Johnson says that one of his goals as mayor of London was to make cycling “more popular
Ada Colau, the current mayor of Barcelona, rose to prominence as an anti-poverty and housing activist in the wake of the global
Green buildings are attractive to owners for a few reasons. They’re great for reducing one’s carbon footprint and improving public relations, but
